High Chief Papali’i Taimalelagi Litara Rita Alaimo
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This painting of the late, High Chief Papali’i Taimalelagi Litara Rita Alaimo was on display during her burial service next to her resting place at her home in Ili’iili on Monday. The burial service followed a Family Service and Funeral Mass at the Fatuoaiga’s Holy...

![“Litara followed in her Mother’s footsteps and became a nurse. She worked for Kaiser Hospital while she did her Polynesian dancing on the weekends. Dancing and entertaining were always a big part of our family. She was the first ever female Samoan knife dancer to perform at the famous Tonga Room at the world-renowned Fairmont Hotel.” [courtesy photo] Portrait of Litara dancing](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/litara_portrait.jpg?itok=sf9Q465a)